Discussion of “Deducing a Drain Spacing Formula by Applying Dimensional Analysis and Self-Similarity Theory” by Vito Ferro
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Received: Jan 28, 2016
Accepted: Feb 29, 2016
Published online: Feb 7, 2017
Published in print: Jun 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Jul 7, 2017
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